Reviews written by Olivia Farr, Assistant Blog Manager & Staff Reviewer

TUMMY TIME: SAVANNA is a charming fold-out board book that works well for babies and young toddlers. The book can be read as saying hello to each of the animals who give their sounds on page or folded out for tummy time. The book also includes a mirror for babies...

I LOVE YOU LITTLE KANGAROO is a cute board book that will appeal to babies and young toddlers. The book walks through some animals that rhyme with kangaroo, before getting to the mirror page where the book says that it loves you too. The collection of animals includes a cockatoo,...

INTO STARRY OUTER SPACE is a fun and educational pop-up board book that travels to the planets in our solar system. Each page features a large pop-up of a planet or two, along with some fun facts and rhyming story. What I loved: This is...

GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCE: JINGLE BELLS is a delightful Christmas board book featuring the beloved characters from the original book. The story includes text that can be sung along to "Jingle Bells" with images of the animals dancing with Christmas-themed backgrounds and decor. What I loved:...

RELISH THE SEASON is a cute new holiday board book featuring Weenie. The story is told in choices between opposites as Weenie celebrates Christmas in a non-religious way. What I loved: This is a really cute, rhyming book of opposites with Weenie making choices between...

TUMMY TIME: FARM is a cute fold-out board book that is designed for infants. The book folds into something that can be read like a traditional book or it can be folded out to use for tummy time. Both the front and back of the book has images of farm...

REALLY BIRD, REALLY LUCKY is a fun new Really Bird adventure where he has found a red box. Really Bird and his friends explore and decide how to play with this exciting new box, coming up with some fun and creative ideas for a great day spent playing together. ...

FIREFIGHTERS (FINN'S FUN TRUCKS) is a cute board book that introduces the different vehicles used by firefighters. Each page introduces a vehicle and asks readers to guess what it does. They then can open/fold out the page to see it in action and read more about how it used by...

HO HO HO! A PIRATE'S CHRISTMAS FOR ME is a cute and rhyming picture book about the origin of Santa Claus. The two pirate brothers Beard, Nic and Kris, sail the seas together on their ship. When Kris finds a special necklace, Nic makes him walk the plank and leaves...

MAISY'S ROCKET is a cute board book with a new Maisy adventure into space! Maisy and Cyril blast off into outer space, traveling to the Space Station, where they get to do some work and sleep. What I loved: This is such a clever and...

WHERE THE LIBRARY HIDES is a solid conclusion to the SECRETS OF THE NILE duology. The story picks up where the last left off with Inez making some difficult decisions about her future and her fate. Still dealing with the death of her cousin and the betrayal of her mother,...

SNOW DROWNED is an engaging YA thriller that takes place on a small island, where the villagers have a long history. Grace is left behind with her father during a snow storm where her sister has other plans and her mother is heading to the mainland for a delivery. Upset...

THE DEBUTANTES is an intriguing YA thriller set among the New Orleans elite. After the previous queen of the debutante ball was found dead, this year's is under increased scrutiny, so when the new queen goes missing, her friends must do whatever they can to prevent the same fate from...

FOR SHE IS WRATH is a consuming and thrilling YA fantasy. The story begins with Dania in prison, where she is frequently beaten and tortured due to a crime for which she was framed. She is eager to try a bloody escape - which only results in being caught and...

THE BEAR, THE BOOK, AND THE BLANKET is a cute picture book about bedtime. A baby is getting ready for bed but unwilling to sleep with his bear, book, and blanket. Luckily, the bunnies are there and ready to help! They search for each of the items to help the...